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[Chad Vander Veen]

I used to like the barbacoa burrito (shredded beef) until we found out there are like 1500 calories and 80 grams of fat (ballpark estimates from Weightwatchers).

That's what you get from a McDonalds-owned mexican place.

[Orangetj]

I used to like the barbacoa burrito (shredded beef) until we found out there are like 1500 calories and 80 grams of fat (ballpark estimates from Weightwatchers).

What did you expect??? It's a 2 pound burrito ferchrissakes!

The key to Chipotle is asking for less rice. They always put too much rice on.

Personally, I prefer the burritos at Paco's Taqueria, which is inside the building occupied by City Slickers. It aint the prettiest place, but they make a pretty good Carnitas Burrito for $5.00.

[Chad Vander Veen]

What did you expect??? It's a 2 pound burrito ferchrissakes!

The key to Chipotle is asking for less rice.  They always put too much rice on.

Personally, I prefer the burritos at Paco's Taqueria, which is inside the building occupied by City Slickers.  It aint the prettiest place, but they make a pretty good Carnitas Burrito for $5.00.

Paco's is the BEST MEXICAN FOOD IN FOLSOM.

[brown]

I agree with the comment on BOBO's.  It was awful.  I will never go there again!  Also, I ate at the new greek grill across from Intel (Arzi's Greek Grill.)  It was awful too.  Not to mention there customer service was bad, but their special "garlic sauce" that they put on their pitas was mayonnaise and garlic salt.  Last but not least the "Teriyaki To Go."  The worst place I have ever eaten!!!  Horrible!!!

I agree...this place was bland bland bland. And expensive on top of that.

[Gina99]

Chipotle- yucch...no flavor
Cliffhouse-yucch...tastes like mass convention/hotel food
House of Kabob -yucch... they put barbecue sauce on their food
Mountain Mikes- horrible doughy pizza

this is fun

I recommended Masque (o.k. it is not Folsom) to some friends and they had a horrible experience which surprised me. Anyone else?

[matt]

What did you expect??? It's a 2 pound burrito ferchrissakes!

The key to Chipotle is asking for less rice.  They always put too much rice on.

Personally, I prefer the burritos at Paco's Taqueria, which is inside the building occupied by City Slickers.  It aint the prettiest place, but they make a pretty good Carnitas Burrito for $5.00.

I know everyone is focused on cutting carbs, but I doubt a couple extra tablespoons of rice is main problem in a 1500 calorie burrito.

[nhardy]

My experience in Yaegers took place in the late 1980's or early 1990's.  A male friend of mine and I went there to eat dinner.  We were seated at a booth, and we both sat on the same side of the booth.  The waitress informed us we would have to sit on opposite sides of the both and face one another.  We asked for the manager, and he said the same thing.  We refused to move, and finally they decided to serve us anyway.  Two men could not sit on the same side of the booth at that time without being insulted by the restaurant management.

Their request that we sit facing one another was unreasonable as absolutely nothing was going on other than two people out for dinner.

What's wrong with sitting across from each other?

[nhardy]

Thanks for the tip on Priya. I love Indian food and enjoy cooking it and have wondered about that restaurant. In general, I stay away from buffet-type restaurants, which tend to have overcooked, overly greasy food. Won't be going there.

Actually Priya is pretty decent IMO. If you haven't tried it yet, give a chance. You may like it.

[bordercolliefan]

What's wrong with sitting across from each other?

Nothing is wrong with sitting across from each other, but nothing is wrong with sitting next to each other, either. That is a bizarre story. If I were you, I would have moved as they requested, and then spent the meal playing an ostentatious game of footsie under the table.

[bordercolliefan]

I have no idea how these establ;ishments such as Priya and Zinfindille Grille stay in business. The service for both are horrific and the food is not much better.

The service at Priya is "different" but charming in its own way.

Most of the service is left up to the owner's 12-year old son. He is a delightful young man who remembers our order by heart week after week. --Just don't ask him about any beers: since he is far from legal drinking age, he can't tell you anything about them.

[Terry]

Chipotle- yucch...no flavor
Cliffhouse-yucch...tastes like mass convention/hotel food
House of Kabob -yucch... they put barbecue sauce on their food
Mountain Mikes- horrible doughy pizza

this is fun

I recommended Masque (o.k. it is not Folsom) to some friends and they had a horrible experience which surprised me. Anyone else?

Went to Masque just before Christmas - it was overpriced and very, very small portions - the ice cream scoop was made with melon baller (and I'm not kidding about that!). We each had one drink and the bill was close to $300.00.

And the worst thing was we couldn't hear each other talk for all the noise..........very, very poor acoustics.............

[DrKoz23]

The thing I hate about Chipotle is that they line up all of the ingredients side by side so that when they close the tortilla nothing is mixed. As you eat, you get a mouthful of sour cream, and then a mouthful of rice, and then another mouthful of rice, then guacamole.... I like to have all of the ingredients mixed. So, when I go, I ask them to spread out each ingredient so that when the tortilla is rolled up, I get all of the ingredients in each bite. It's not too much to ask. You should see the looks I get -- like I'm from another planet.

Ahhhh... someone else who feels the same way as me!

I hated coming home salivating for a burrito and being disappointed after one bite of slasa... one bite of guacamole... one bite of sour cream... one bite of steak... and 50 bites of rice!

Please... oh please... if they could just find a way to get everything mixed for everyone I would go back. Till then... I'll stick this place on one of the worst. For a while I kept going back wanting it to be good... but I was left disappointed every time.

Yuck... now knowing the burritos have 1500 calories will keep me from going back as well.

[DrKoz23]

I can't believe there are actually cars in front of Sizzler when I go by! That place has got to be one of the worst. Come on... is there anyone on this board who actually frequents this place of nothing but crap! Horrible... just horrible!

[Steve Heard]

Yab

I used to love going to Goemon! Haven't been there in quite a while.

Somone mentioned Yank Sing for dim sum. It is upscale and has a lot of 'nouvelle' dim sum, non traditional stuff like cream cheese filled wontons.

For more authentic stuff, there are many places on Clement. I used to get stuff to go at Wee Wah on Stockton. Hong Kong Flower Lounge is great.

Back to the subject at hand, I don't frequent the chain joints in town, but I like the appetizers at Macaroni Grill. I've been to Taiko Sushi 3 times, and was unimpressed, though on my last visit, my brother in law became hooked.

Don't care for Bobo, especially when compared to Coco Palms.

[swmr545]

Don't care for Bobo, especially when compared to Coco Palms.

Opposite for me. I went there with some friends of mine after we finished woring at the local elementary school for our lunch...terrible service, bland food, and expensive for the flavor.

Bobo Cafe is ok...I have only found one dish that I like, so that's the only reason why I go there...I have yet to find something good at Coco Palms...any recommendations?